In the wake of actor Ruby Rose’s recent sexual assault allegations against singer Katy Perry, an old interview of actress-singer Anna Kendrick has resurfaced, bringing renewed attention to a moment that was once brushed off as awkward Hollywood humour.
The interview is now being viewed as a red flag, as the public re-evaluates Perry's past interactions through a much more critical lens.
During a 2014 appearance on Conan O’Brien’s talk show, Kendrick had claimed that she had a “weird” encounter with an “aggressive” Perry at the Grammys.
Recounting the incident, Kendrick said: “Katy Perry finger-banged my cleavage. It was a weird night.”
“She's very mature,” Kendrick sarcastically remarked. “She just does that?” O'Brien asked. Kendrick then made a joke about the cleavage-revealing dress that she wore that night, quipping, “Well, my dress, I was kind of asking for it.”
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“Yeah, you know, she's aggressive, I like it,” Kendrick had added.
The development comes after Perry hit back at Rose's “dangerous and reckless lies” as she denied claims that she sexually assaulted the “Orange Is the New Black” actress.
Rose had claimed in a social media post that the incident with the singer took place at a Melbourne nightclub when she was in her twenties. She added that it had taken her “almost two decades” to speak about it publicly.
However, a representative for Perry hit back at Rose's comments in a statement, saying: “The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous, reckless lies.”
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